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Montreuil (France), 26 November 2012. A few days before the
"Game Connection Europe", French software publisher Anuman
Interactive has announced a deal with author Benoit Sokal and
confirmed that the game "Syberia III" (to be marketed under the
Microïds label) will be created.

More than three years after acquiring Microïds and few days
after unveiling the future "Dracula: the Shadow of the Dragon",
software publisher Anuman Interactive has announced a piece of news
that video game enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting: the
"Syberia III" project is underway, with Benoit Sokal (who wrote the
first two Syberia) and Elliot Grassiano (the founder of
Microïds) heading it up.

Benoit Sokal has just signed a deal with Anuman Interactive to
write the script of "Syberia III" for 2013, while Elliot Grassiano
(who founded Microïds in 1985 and made the company famous
worldwide) will oversee, as Vice President of Microïds Unit,
the development of new publications under the Microïds
label.

Anuman Interactive has taken yet another step forward in its
determination to become one of the main international names in
adventure games.

“After two long years of waiting for the fans, with Benoit
writing the script and Elliot joining our team,
“Syberia” has truly entered its production phase. With
its incredible feel and the sheer quality of the game, Syberia has
carved out a special place for itself in gamers’ hearts. They
are more than ever expecting the next instalment. Today, fans of
the series and adventure games enthusiasts have at last been
rewarded for the patience,” says Anuman’s General
Manager, Stéphane Longeard.

Benoit Sokal, who is working as Artistic Director on the Syberia
saga, adds : “I’m very pleased to be creating another
Kate Walker adventure and working with Anuman Interactive’s
teams on the project. I created the first two episodes of Syberia
with Elliot, so I’m also really happy to be able to create
this new one with him and illustrate the evolution of Anuman as a
significant player in the adventure games industry.”

"Syberia III" is a multiplatform game scheduled for release in
2014-2015.

About Anuman Interactive:

Created in 2000, Anuman Interactive is a French publisher of
software, applications and video games for the general public, and
is best known for its Architecture, Highway Code and Creative
Activities titles. With the experience and know-how of its teams,
Anuman Interactive has widened its sphere, which mainly includes
practical and edutainment titles, and now encompasses adventure
video games, an industry in which it is becoming a major
international player, thanks to the Microïds (Amerzone,
Dracula, Still Life, Syberia) brand.

At the end of 2009, Anuman Interactive joined the
Media-Participations group, the 3rd largest publishing group in
France and the top comic book publishing group in Europe, as a
subsidiary company, and has shared its multimedia expertise with
the different companies within the group to consolidate its
progress in the development of new technologies.

Today, Anuman Interactive develops, publishes and distributes
applications, as well as video games, on a number of different
platforms (PC, Mac, Consoles, iPhone, iPad, Android etc.), thanks
to a rich and varied license catalogue. As both a major player in
Apple's AppStore, and as the partner of globally known download
platforms like Steam or Big Fish, these are certainly exciting
times for Anuman Interactive!